common law tort
Merrick v. Diageo Americas Supply, Inc.
ELR Case
The Sixth Circuit held that the CAA does not preempt property owners' state common-law tort claims against a whiskey distillery for excess ethanol emissions that allegedly caused "whiskey fungus" to grow on their properties. Below, the...
What’s Old Is New Again: State Common- Law Tort Actions Elude Clean Air Act Preemption
ELR Article
It usually takes at least three to start a trend, but two recent appellate-level decisions suggest a new air pollution enforcement trend is in the making: Environmental plaintiffs may be able to avoid Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption by...